Fight over Facebook posts leads to assault charges for Brandon Moore

A Bethlehem man is facing charges after police said he burned his girlfriend's face with a cigarette over Facebook posts.

According to police, Brandon James Moore, 25, argued with his girlfriend over some social media messages on Dec. 31, 2012.

The woman told police that during the fight Moore put a lit cigarette to the right side of her face which caused a burn. She then pushed him away and he turned around and hit her twice in the back of the head, police said.